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Everyone seemed to have friends. Everyone except Willy..

No one let him join in any games; they all said he was useless..

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One day Willy was walking in the park…minding his own business…and Hugh jape was running.

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“Oh, I’m sorry,” said Hugh.Willy was amazed, “But I’m sorry,” he said.“I wasn’t watching where I was going.”“No, it was my fault,” said Hugh. “I wasn’tLooking where I was going. I’m sorry.”Hugh helped Willy to his feet.

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They sat down on a bench and watched the joggers. “Looks like they’re really enjoying themselves,” said Hugh.

Willy laughed.

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Buster Nose appeared. “I’ve been looking for you, little wimp,” he sneered.

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Hugh stood up. “Can I be of any help?” he asked.

Buster left. Very quickly.

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Then they went to the library, and Willy read to Hugh. .

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He’d seen a TERRIFYING creature..

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Invitation #1Kevan Miller’s 1st Grade

Act out what you think Willy and Hugh said to each other.

•Role playing in pairs

•Shared role playing ideas with large group

Invitation #1Kevan Miller’s 1st Grade

Act out what you think Willy and Hugh said to each other.

•Represented their role playing on paper.

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“Don’t touch me”, said Willy. Hugh said, “you got a bump”.

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Do not touch me.

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Sharing invitations

• Set up your invitations for participants to try out• While working on the invitations take note of the

following,– What effects would the invitation have?

• What would it cause children to do differently? • What would it lead children to think about more deeply? • What would it help them to reconsider e.g. regarding how

the world works?

Invitation #2

Why didn’t Willy have friends?

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Differential Effects and Affordances…

Invitation #1

•Act out what you think Willy and Hugh said to each other.

Invitation #2

•Why didn’t Willy have friends?

• What is the difference between the two invitations?– What is the focus of each?– What difference did the different foci have on the

children’s responses?

• How might you describe the difference in the effect that each invitation had on the children?

• What sorts of further investigations or inquiries might be generated from the children’s responses?– How are these different?

Differential Effects and Affordances…

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Re-visiting Invitations

•Choose one of the invitations you created and make it more critical by re-designing it so it focuses on social issues.

•While re-creating your invitation consider the effect of the invitation on children.

•What would it cause children to do differently? •What would it lead children to think about more deeply? •What would it help them to reconsider e.g. regarding how the world works?